Common use of Quality Step Increases Clause in Contracts

Quality Step Increases. A quality step increase is an increase in the employee's rate of basic pay from one step or rate of the grade of the employee's position to the next higher step or rate within the grade. Quality step increases provide employees with incentives and recognition for excellence in performance. The Agency may recognize the outstanding performance of an employee by granting a quality step increase. An employee who receives a quality step increase is ineligible for another performance award in that same rating year.

Quality Step Increases. A quality step increase is an increase in the employee's rate of basic pay from one step or rate of the grade of the employee's ’s position to the next higher step or rate within the grade. Quality step increases provide employees with incentives and recognition for excellence in performance. The Agency may recognize the outstanding performance of an employee by granting a quality step increase. An employee who receives a quality step increase is ineligible for another performance award in that same rating year.